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Mike @forbesmm.bsky.social · 4h

this tweet turns 10 today 🎂🥳

Tweet from Adrian Bott @Cavalorn

'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 4h

Nothing political happening in Portland at the moment, makes sense.

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 8h

2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.

My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 4h

NEW from me: Employees at the Department of Education express fear that their layoffs will mean nobody will be able to enforce the rights of students with disabilities or make sure they have IEPs.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Special needs students pay as Trump guts Department of Education

Employees tell reporter Eric Garcia that they fear that students with disabilities will go without vital services after Trump’s recent layoffs in the federal government

www.independent.co.uk

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 22h

“I wasn’t ‘playing video games at work,’ I was responding to an urgent collaboration request from my coworker, MomSlayer69.”

Jai @lowercasejai.bsky.social · 1d

LMAOOO WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE NEW XBOX HANDHELD COMES WITH MICROSOFT TEAMS AND ONEDRIVE INSTALLED??? this is the fucking goofiest company in games

a list of apps pre-installed on the Xbox ROG Ally including Microsoft Teams and Onedrive

Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 1d

The paltry $20 billion wasn't enough!

US is working on doubling aid to Argentina to $40 billion by tapping private funding sources

The Trump administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.

apnews.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 2d

Over at Reason we have a "puppycide" tag for cop-shoots-dog stories going back to 2012. Easiest way to get a normie 4th Amendment-pilled against the cops is to show them this stuff reason.com/tag/puppycide/

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Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 5d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 3d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 5d

Re-upping:

Excellent assessment of John "Roger Taney" Roberts.

In @harvardmagazine.bsky.social , by Lincoln Caplan.

As careful, legally informed, judicious-minded writer as you're going to find. With an unsparing judgment.

www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...

What Trump Means for John Roberts's Legacy | Harvard Magazine

Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court.

www.harvardmagazine.com

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 4d

Okay, I'm an idiot. Leaving this up for posterity of stupidity. My fell for it again award is in the mail.

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 4d

You didn't make this one up, I've seen it on the back of Joe Manchin's Maserati.

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 4d

Chat, is it normal to obsess about the afterlife a few days after your second "yearly checkup" of the year?

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 4d

Assuming this might not have been in jest, it is not a HIPAA violation. Law enforcement are not covered entities under HIPAA.

Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 4d

This is a HIPAA violation.

Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 5d

Update.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 4d

"Trump and MAGA are the reason your child lost their special education services" is the message, that's easy. Distribution is going to be hard.

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 4d

They wiped out OCR. They wiped out OSERS. They wiped out ED OGC. These offices and their functions are all required by federal law, and thats simply not going to happen going forward.

Special education services will be contingent on being able to find competent counsel to represent you.

David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 5d

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 7d

The rubicon for me was SCOTUS’ departure from reality in Kennedy v Bremerton.

When the Court decides imaginary disputes that are not presented that ruling cannot be legally binding. SCOTUS has ceased being a court at that point and is just legislating.

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 8d

"No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." 5A

"...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." 14A

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 8d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Dn...

The bike was an electric motorcycle in ebike's clothing.

How e-Bikes are Killing Motorcycles - Aniioki A9 Pro Max Review

YouTube video by FortNine

www.youtube.com

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 8d

Black children and those with disabilities may suffer the worst consequences, since they disproportionately face harsh discipline at school.

Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office

Black children and those with disabilities may suffer the worst consequences, since they disproportionately face harsh discipline at school.

capitalbnews.org

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11d

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it

www.theguardian.com

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 11d

From the e-bike post, a story that definitely did not happen, about a product the author doesn’t understand.

From the “less regulations” party: “Nobody gets to drive anything with a motor — electric or gas — without a driver’s license and registration.”

A section of an asinine article about e-bikes, reading:

“But this kid wasn't just riding his. He was pulling a wheelie on the thing while doing about 40 mph. His front wheel was up so high, it nearly took my face off. Which means he wasn't looking at any stupid flashing crosswalk lights.
/ Follow Opinions on the news
It was such a blur, it took me a second to realize what nearly ended me. The kid was 30 yards past me now, still flying along, looking back, laughing.
I yelled, "What the actual.." - you know the rest.
He grinned and yelled back, "Sorry, Pops!"”

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clyde bruckman's ghost's final repost says free link @ultralaser.bsky.social · 12d

update: jesus christ

clyde bruckman's ghost's final repost says free link @ultralaser.bsky.social · Sep 4

gonna be fucked up when it comes out we drone striked a bunch of fishermen

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 13d

This by @katmabu.bsky.social is the best speech I've heard yet by any politician about what ICE/Trump/Noem is doing and it's not close.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 13d

I am just so fucking proud of her.

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Affidavit Bowie @affidavitbowie.bsky.social · 13d

Really feels like "R camp is feeding bullshit to reporters" is newsworthy, especially if other reporters are repeating it as gospel.

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